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Posted 8/26/2016 11:24 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone had success stopping lpr symptoms by taking a ppi? I do not want to start a ppi but have a feeling my gastro doc will prescribe that when I see hm next week. I have read mixed reviews of ppi's having any effect on lpr and wondered what others have experienced.
Posted 8/27/2016 10:16 AM (GMT 0)
when I first got diagnosed with gerd I took PPi's It helped for a while but when I got off ppi my gerd got worse. basically, it was only temporary for me. I did not plan on taking ppi's forever. The pill Im trying is hcl and enzymes with meals and its kind of working for now. check youtube on betaine hcl and digestive enzymes for gerd if you dont know what that is.
Posted 8/27/2016 12:07 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I do know what those products are but my issue is not low acid levels. I have undergone testing for that. I also do not have gerd. I have never had heartburn. It's all in my throat and sinus. That's the difference between gerd and lpr or airway reflux. I hope the route you are taking improves your condition.
Posted 8/27/2016 11:17 PM (GMT 0)
Are you sure you have enough acid? most doctors are actually average 9-11 years behind in information about things such as GERD. Most doctors will just prescribe acid suppressors such as PPI's because that is what they are taught. It's just now that a few doctors and nutritionist say gerd or lpr is caused by too little acid. What was your stomach PH? it should be 1-3 PH for your body to trigger the LES to close. Also, how about infections like H. Pylori? I never got heartburn either when I got gerd. I know doctors these days are quickly to go to the PPI route but medicines just mask the problem. We need to find the root cause. The thing is, there are alot of people who are in PPI's for years and hear stories that it has a rebound when you get off it.
Posted 8/29/2016 4:48 AM (GMT 0)
Were you tested for GERD, or are you assuming you don't have GERD because you don't get heartburn? Your GERD could be just another form called Silent Reflux.
Posted 8/30/2016 3:37 PM (GMT 0)
In your situation, you should just wait and talk to your doctor. At this point you are self-diagnosing and that's never good.
Posted 9/1/2016 2:51 AM (GMT 0)
Hi,

I have been off PPI for a year now. It was tough in the beginning as I did experience the acid rebound. I go to this site below that had helped me so much on my road to recovery. Of course I have been to all test and scans, and all were normal. Praise God for that. We are all different but my healing comes from prayers and i did my part which is also proper diet. All the best. Don't lost hope. You get better.

https://www.inspire.com/CAGU/journal/ppi-warning-gastroparesis-delayed-gastric-emptying-proton-pump-inhibitor/

God bless.
Posted 9/19/2016 11:33 PM (GMT 0)
i had the voice and sinus issue and was diagosed last year with LPR. Omeprazole bothered my stomach and aciphex did not help me, as determined by upper endoscopy. Protonix (pantoprazole 40 mg 2x day) worked and I am trying to taper off however I have been taking nsaids like ibuprofen which help me do better with PPIs. I take 40 mg in the morning, and 20 mg before dinner along with a pepcid. not as good as 40x2 but ok
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